510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Bedpan

FOBClass I21 CFR 880.6730510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19760 recalls

FDA lists FOB as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 880.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 5 FDA decisions since 1976. No recall names this code.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, general hospital panel

Twenty years of FOB at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · FOB

FDA has decided no FOB device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FOB

Too few FOB 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · FOB

No recall names FOB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FOB

1in 2017

2016: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FOB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—01
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FOB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 880.6730.